Comments on: Cat hunting study: Special tags measure how often cats kill http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2009/02/18/cat-hunting-study-special-tags-measure-how-often-they-kill/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Susan http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2009/02/18/cat-hunting-study-special-tags-measure-how-often-they-kill/comment-page-1/#comment-21251 Susan Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:57:42 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/?p=857#comment-21251 I have wonderful neighbors, but they let their 3 cats roam freely. Each time I tell them that one of their cats has killed another bird or lizard in my yard, their response is, “Oh, that’s too bad. But that’s what cats do.” These cats are not hungry and rarely eat their kills. I am so frustrated after watching the pointless destruction of another beautiful Anna’s hummer. I’ve taken down all my bird feeders because of these cats. Must I now trim back all of my flowering bushes so that my yard is inhospitable to my bird friends? How have other people dealt with this problem of neighborhood cats as predators in bird-friendly (nature friendly) yards.

]]> By: Laurel http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2009/02/18/cat-hunting-study-special-tags-measure-how-often-they-kill/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Laurel Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:01:30 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/?p=857#comment-3010 I don’t believe feral cats have a place in the ecosystem. Maybe the trap, neuter, release program will work, but how many years is it going to take? I don’t want feral cats in my country area killing the wildlife I am nurturing. Cats if kept as pets, need to be kept indoors, or let out into big cage type pens. Otherwise, they are killing birds and animals they do not need, it’s a killing spree at the cost of wildlife, there’s no purpose in it. I am not a cat lover. I am a bird lover and a dog lover.

]]> By: Rosie Sorenson http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2009/02/18/cat-hunting-study-special-tags-measure-how-often-they-kill/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 Rosie Sorenson Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:21:46 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/?p=857#comment-3008 One way to reduce the number of so-called feral cats is the TNR approach (trap-neuter-return.) I’ve used this approach with a colony of homeless cats I’ve cared for for thirteen years. I’ve just published a photo essay book about my experiences with them, They Had Me at Meow: For more info, please visit my website: http://www.theyhadmeatmeow.com.

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2009/02/18/cat-hunting-study-special-tags-measure-how-often-they-kill/comment-page-1/#comment-3009 Cheryl Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:40:17 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/?p=857#comment-3009 You should ask Cooper if he ever gets caught in the act!

http://cooper-catphotographer.blogspot.com/

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